Keelan Giles will not return to action until the middle of February after damaging his hamstring in the Ospreys’ European Challenge Cup win against Lyon last weekend.

The injury cost the teenage winger a place in the Wales Six Nations squad and even if Rob Howley were to want to call him up during the championship he will not now have that option until the clash with Scotland at Murrayfield on February 25 at the earliest.

Ospreys have confirmed that Giles requires a recovery period of four weeks after limping off in the 47-7 victory against the French club at the Liberty Stadium.

The Region have given no precise date for his possible return but the home game against Munster, which falls between Wales’ games against England and Scotland, would seem feasible.

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Meanwhile the Ospreys also expect to be without tighthead prop Ma’afu Fia, who suffered knee and ankle ligament damage in the same game.

Chris Towers, medical performance manager at the Region said: “Ma’afu pulled up with ankle and knee damage on Sunday. Although the knee injury is minor and recovering well, the ankle is more of an issue.

“At this early stage of his recovery we are optimistic that he can be back available for selection in around four or five weeks, in a best-case scenario.

“Keelan pulled up with a hamstring injury in the same game. We’ve assessed it closely and had test imaging to fully confirm the extent of the damage.

“At this stage we are predicting a recovery period for Keelan of approximately four weeks.”